Mat-Su school district faces $9 million deficit

Matanuska Susitana Borough schools have an enrollment of close to 19,000 students and are expected to surpass that number by the start of the 2017 fall semester.Despite a funding increase from  the Borough for the next fiscal year, insurance and benefit increases means  the school district is still in the red.
It’s budget time in the Matanuska Susitna Borough, and after a series of public hearings which allow residents to speak up about Borough funding issues, the Borough Assembl